Projects: Development of a DNA vaccine against HCV. Induction of apoptosis by HCV E2.

1999,5-2000,10Visiting scientist, Institute of Molecular Virology, National research center of environment and health, Munich, Germany.

PI: Dr. Gerd Sutter

Project: Development of a live viral vaccine against HCV.

Honors and awards

2009- Invited as Pre-reviewer, the World Journal of Gastroenterology.

2008 Takeda Research Award, the American Physiological Society.

2007-2008Invited as Science News Editor, the World Journal of Gastroenterology.

1999-2000Fellowship for visiting scholars, from the International Bureau of the BMBF, Germany.

1995-2001Fellowship from Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry, the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

First-class scholarship for excellent students, NanKai University.

Grant

In 2001, obtained a grant titled "Development of a recombinant vaccine against hepatitis C virus (HCV): recombinant MVA-HCV live vaccine and combinational rMVA and DNA vaccine" from the National 863 High Technology Project of China (No. 863-102-07-02-02).